Eight reigning world champions will lead Team USA into the 2011 IAAF World
Outdoor Track & Field Championships. On the roster are a total of 19 World
Championships medalists and 16 Olympic medalists. At the most recent 2009 World
Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany, Team USA won a total of 22 medal, well
ahead of second place Jamaica (13). Of the 22 medals, 10 of them were gold for
Team USA, which was also ahead of second-place Jamaica (7). At the 2007 World
Championships in Osaka, Japan, Team USA tied its own record from 2005 by winning
a total of 14 gold medals and equaled the best ever for total medals won by an
American team with 26.